Questions 1, 3-9 and 11-12 were asked. Question 2 was withdrawn.
Question 10 was not asked. The Presiding Officer invited party
spokespeople to ask questions to the Leader of the House and Chief
Whip after question 3.

Adam Price
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):Following the latest in
a long line of local bank closure announcements, what action is the
Welsh Government taking to introduce a Public Bank in accordance
with the research conducted by the Public Policy Institute for
Wales?

Suzy Davies
(South Wales West):Will the Cabinet
Secretary provide assurances that Pinewood remains fully committed
to continue operating its current studio in Wales, in light of the
lack of information provided by the Welsh government in response to
a series of written questions on this matter?

To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (answered by
the Cabinet Secretary for Finance)

Adam Price (Carmarthen East and
Dinefwr): Following the latest in a long
line of local bank closure announcements, what action is the Welsh
Government taking to introduce a Public Bank in accordance with the
research conducted by the Public Policy Institute for
Wales?

To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport (answered by
the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport)

Suzy Davies (South Wales West): Will the
Cabinet Secretary provide assurances that Pinewood remains fully
committed to continue operating its current studio in Wales, in
light of the lack of information provided by the Welsh government
in response to a series of written questions on this
matter?

To ask the First Minister (answered by the Cabinet Secretary for
Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs)

Recognises
that were the Welsh Government to take on administrative
responsibility for social security without substantial additional
funding from the UK, this would simply impose new financial burdens
on the Welsh Government while raising unfulfillable expectations
that the Welsh Government could afford to make more generous
provision for claimants.

Minutes:

The item started at
17.37

Voting on
the motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting
Time.

Recognises that were
the Welsh Government to take on administrative responsibility for
social security without substantial additional funding from the UK,
this would simply impose new financial burdens on the Welsh
Government while raising unfulfillable expectations that the Welsh
Government could afford to make more generous provision for
claimants.

1. Believes that the
six-week application time for universal credit claimants will cause
hardship during the Christmas period.

2. Reaffirms that the
universal credit system is fundamentally flawed.

3. Calls on the UK
Government to take mitigating steps to speed up universal credit
payments, and avoid sanctions, over the Christmas
period.

4. Recognises that were
the Welsh Government to take on administrative responsibility for
social security without substantial additional funding from the UK,
this would simply impose new financial burdens on the Welsh
Government while raising unfulfillable expectations that the Welsh
Government could afford to make more generous provision for
claimants.